It didn’t have to be this way. The Bulls didn’t have to play so badly in Game 4 that you were looking for pencils to stick in your eyes. The Bulls could’ve come out with energy instead of refusing to match the Hawks’ urgency. The Bulls could’ve hit more than three of their 16 three-point attempts. The Bulls could’ve gotten more than five points combined from their two-guards. Taj Gibson could’ve gotten one measly rebound.

And yet, despite all that garbage, the Bulls actually were ahead after three quarters. Don’t ask me how. I don’t know. Magic, maybe. It certainly wasn’t the result of smart or good basketball, save for maybe Carlos Boozer’s amazing 18 points. It was ugly and frustrating, but still, it was a lead, and often that has been enough for Rose’s Bulls.

But not Sunday. Not even close.

Rose, who played the entire second half and scored the Bulls’ first seven points of the fourth quarter, missed two shots and committed two turnovers in an 86-second stretch inside four minutes to go. The Hawks, meanwhile, were on a 10-0 run.

I’m not looking to beat up on the kid a game after writing an ode on his Game 3 masterpiece. And it might look silly when Rose scored 13 of the Bulls’ 19 points in the final quarter. But this team is constructed for him to be that guy at that time.

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